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33 minutes ago, Wolfgang Durst said:
Jim could have called for a draft pick which would have been better, because with a pick you have a player pool you can choose from.
This is 100% opinion and has no factual context. Doubt that he had any 'option' re taking a draft pick ( my opinion ).
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Who should we expect to be called up ? Six d-men only and the Canucks play a day sooner than the Comets ! Doesn't really make sense. I believe that we will add that 23rd roster spot. If that means a Comet's call up, I'd guess that Sautner would be the likely option.
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5 hours ago, TomatoPieFan said:
Watching the first clip is quite disappointing. I have been a big, big supporter of Evan McEneny, but he plays his man badly, giving him way too much space. He should not be allowing his man the freedom to pick and choose where he wants to shoot from !
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24 minutes ago, Off_The_Schneid! said:
Quick draft question
is the draft position based solely on points or are the lower spots reserved for playoff teams ?
If if you make the playoffs do you pick 15-31 ?
I ask ask because of the division we are in if we sneak into the playoffs we would pick 15th if that’s the case however if we were to just miss the playoffs we would pick 11th
my example is if the season would end today
basically if we make the playoffs we could potentially drop 4-6 draft positions
The 16 teams that make the playoffs start drafting after all the non playoff teams have picked ( barring trades ).
As of today, we are just out of the playoffs, but there are three eastern teams with records better than us, so we would be pick #12.
If we make the playoffs, we are almost certainly 16th in points. If we are out after the first round, our pick would be #16 ( 1st after the 15 non playoff teams. )
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31 minutes ago, Dungass said:
Yeah, the Eliot signing is really interesting. I would agree with you except, Brassard has put up slightly better numbers than him. I dunno, he has put up better numbers than Jordan Subban did in his third year in the O, so the likelihood of him becoming a decent AHLer can't be that far off.
Yes, really have no idea where the truth lies. I totally expected Carl Neill to be signed. Neill may end up with better stats over Brassard or Subban. Believe his skating nixed a signing. Don't know where Brassard falls in the good/ bad skating question. His offence, like Neill and Subban's is very good.
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2 hours ago, 73 Percent said:
Has brassard done enough to earn a contract from the canucks following his season?
Don't know what JB has in mind for Brassard, but the Eliot signing makes me think that his chance of an ELC is less than 50/ 50 !
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Comets come back from 3 goals down to win in O/T.
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7 minutes ago, N7Nucks said:
And our record reflects that
In all honesty I didn't realize Beagle and Schaller were undrafted. I mean, as of now I can see why Schaller was undrafted. Lol. But Beagle being undrafted caught me off guard. Guy is so good I kind of just assumed it was expected his whole career.
Plus.....in Utica, Sautner, McEneny, Chatfield and Kero, and in junior, Eliot.
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3 minutes ago, rekker said:
Loving ZakMac. I see a lot of potential in this hard working kid. Always rooting for these undrafted types.
Think we have 6 undrafted players on our 23 man roster !
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6 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:
Stud. No need to send him down any longer, he is an NHL player...
Could not disagree more ! AG must return to Utica if the 'nucks are out of the post season race ! Look how much he soaked up during his recent stint there. Being part of a Utica playoff run is exactly what he should be involved in !
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2 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said:
so, like not actual proof?
....or perhaps no proof at all. JB may have been working on this an hour after Demko was out of action. Great when assumptions become facts.
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Can't work out how the Canucks view Leighton. The amount they're playing him makes it seem as if they like what they see. He is rising to every challenge. Kulbakov was playing fairly well. He seems to have ups and downs, but didn't do too badly. You'd think that the 2 goalies would alternate, but Leighton has 3 of the last 4 ( going on memory ). Would not be surprised if he's offered an AHL contract.( I think that a NHL contract would mean he has to pass through waivers ? )
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6 hours ago, TGokou said:Haha, Benning probably tipped his hand. He's so transparent, luckily it's worked for them the last few drafts.
Total rubbish. Sounds like 5th hand information from HF boards. Facts are JB was transparent 2014/ 15/ 16. It ended there.
In 2014 it didn't matter. The 'big 5' were just that. We picked 6th. No need to fool anyone. If anyone in the top 5 picked off the board we could take whoever dropped down. ( they didn't.....thank goodness. We would have had dal Colle ! )
In 2015, our pick was in the 20s. No-one cared about our wish list. Too much happens before you get to pick #23 !
In 2016 JB got burned. Dubois was our guy. JB let everyone know. Don't think it changed anyone's pick, but the optics were bad,
In 2017....JB never mentioned Pettersson. It was Glass, Mittelstadt, Vilardi etc.. Never Pettersson.
in 2018, I have no idea who JB was expecting to be available. He talked about Bouchard, Kotkaniemi, Dobson iirc. Don't think he gave anything away.
Now that the team is in a mini slump, the JB bashers are starting to pound their chests and howl at the moon !
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Any updates on Demko ? Earlier reports talked of 17th Feb being a realistic return date.
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MDiP back to juniors. AM650.
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Have not seen too much of Lockwood this season. Hi-lite stuff only. The question at the start his season was, could he cut back on his kamikaze defensive style and stay healthy ? He's done well, health wise. Has he, in fact, toned things down in that area ? Has it affected his overall game or is he still flying around hitting everything in sight ?
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30 minutes ago, Phat Fingers said:
I honestly cannot remember the last goalie to win the Calder.
Steve Mason 2009
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New goalie acquired !
Edit: Mazanec
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10 minutes ago, The Lock said:
Even if DiPietro played well, I personally don't really see how throwing a CHL goalie up against one of the best teams in the NHL is a good way to start an NHL career. It would be good on DiPietro if he had played well, but it's one game and a risky game at that,
It's not about what happened with that game at all. I thought we weren't supposed to be rushing our goalies. It seemed to be the mantra that I've kept hearing over the past number of years. Yet, here we are, talking about a goalie I doubt anyone would have thought would have even played an NHL game this season.
Not too sure who you would have started. JB backed himself into a corner when he delayed on replacing McKenna, but last night was not part of any plan. Bachman, Demko injured and McKenna on a fake conditioning stint. Markstrom was pencilled in to start every game till Demko/ McKenna came back. When Markstrom couldn't go, who was meant to start ?
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Was surprised ( shouldn't have been ! ) how much extra net the shooters had with a 6ft goalie compared to our usual 6ft 6 version !
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Anyone with any Tyler Madden news ?............anyone...........anything !
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58 minutes ago, Dungass said:
Don't look now, but the Comets are 7 games over .500. Considering what a mess they were at about the quarter mark of the season, this has been a huge turnaround. It seemed like it started once Demko returned.
The veterans have been bolstered. Domino effect, now the rookies have less pressure on them. Just Kero to start, add Gaunce, add Pyatt and lately Schenn. Huge difference !
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Good to see Utica beating their top rivals. Was very interested in the fact that Leighton started in back to back games, especially as this is a three games over three days weekend for the Comets. Kulbakov will probably play today ( noon PST ). Canucks have to get another NHL goalie under contract. The DiPietro situation has to end. My guess that it's either Leighton or McKenna. Didn't get to see the LVP game, but reports indicate that Leighton was the better of the two. I think Leighton will soon have a NHL deal !
The Flyers are +/- 2days away from having to waive McKenna or keep him on their NHL roster.
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27 minutes ago, Stelar said:
Here we go again with people questioning our medical staff, GM and coach again about an injury. You guys have no idea what they have or haven't done with Sven on his concussion. Just shut it......
I can't speak for @mll, but I'm 100% over the top pro JB and everything Canuck. When I question something, it means a great deal of positivity has been passed by. You're not talking to one of CDC's negative ninjas. It takes a lot for me to be critical of anything Canuck related. So....no........I won't shut it !
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The turtle derby is frustrating. If we miss the playoffs, we're picking ( using realistic prognostications ) anywhere from 6th to 12th. If we make the playoffs, we're almost certainly picking 16th.
I both want to see a post season and am scared at how that could backfire on us. A healthy team might be able to hold their heads high, but Murphy's Law has not been our friend. I will always take a win over a tank, but I think that a post season has more negatives than positives.